1 Samuel
1 Samuel 31:8
8The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The next day | מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת | mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H4283 the morrow |
| when the Philistines | פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים | p̄ə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| came | וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ | way·yā·ḇō·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to strip | לְפַשֵּׁ֖ט | lə·p̄aš·šêṭ | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H6584 strip off, make a dash, raid |
| the dead | הַחֲלָלִ֑ים | ha·ḥă·lā·lîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2491 pierced |
| they found | וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ | way·yim·ṣə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H4672 attain to, find |
| Saul | שָׁאוּל֙ | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| and his three | שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת | šə·lō·šeṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H7969 a three, triad |
| sons | בָּנָ֔יו | bā·nāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| fallen | נֹפְלִ֖ים | nō·p̄ə·lîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5307 fall, lie |
| on Mount | בְּהַ֥ר | bə·har | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| Gilboa | הַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ | hag·gil·bō·a‘ | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1533 Gilboa` |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.